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It limits the parent company's liabilities for one. If, for some reason, the camera division starts hemorrhaging money they can just cut it off or let it go ban
by robjan 7y ago
It limits the parent company's liabilities for one. If, for some reason, the camera division starts hemorrhaging money they can just cut it off or let it go bankrupt without harming the parent company too much.
- hrktb 7y agoIt also allows to bind partnerships without having to deal with the parent company. It happens with their NFC division for instance, that they spun out in a joint venture with Docomo and take over the mobile world by storm. If tomorrow Nintendo wanted to work with EP&S, they wouldn’t have to go through all the legalese that would be implied if it was with Sony proper.